Under Armour Saturday: Class of 14 shines

Eric Bossi | Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting Analyst

Duncanville, Texas - On Saturday, Under Armour's Are You From Here? Classic played a 15-hour marathon at Duncanville High School. The Harrison twins brought their A game, while the class of 2014 again represented strong with Emmanuel Mudiay, Isaiah Whitehead and Malik Pope.

Texas guards two-step

Two of the top sophomores in the state of Texas, Emmanuel Mudiay and Alex Robinson, have been going at each other for a while now. Saturday they lined up across from each other again with Mudiay lacing them up for Texas Select and Robinson for DJH5.

The No. 5 prospect in the class of 2014, Mudiay is a 6-foot-4 point with creativity off the dribble and superior body control. He is learning to make better decisions, but what he can make happen off the dribble far outweighs any mistakes he may make. Saturday, Mudiay also had his jumper going; if that becomes a consistent part of his game, defenders will be in even bigger trouble than they already are.

On the other side, Robinson doesn't have the same size at a shade over six-feet tall, but he is a skilled floor general. A heads-up dribbler, Robinson is particularly adept at moving the ball up the floor via long transition chest passes to the wing, and he is a good jump shooter. He's a four-star prospect and being pursued heavily by the likes of Baylor, TCU, SMU, Houston and all of the other in-state programs. Robinson also mentioned Arizona as a school of interest.

Papel tendencies

During April's live period, we got enough of a look at 2014 wing Malik Pope to know that he was easily a four-start talent.

After watching him more closely in Texas, it's clear that the long and rangy 6-foot-7 sophomore is deserving of that status and possibly even more when it's all said and done.

Because he is tall and has length, Pope has the look of a kid who has probably played most of his basketball life in the paint. However, he has true wing skills and shows the ability to hit pull-up jump shots, slash on the break and move his feet defensively in space against smaller players.

Pope appears to be a prospect who is on the verge of a breakout summer and has already drawn offers from USC, Baylor, Gonzaga, Boise State, Washington, Colorado and UNLV to along with interest from Cal, Arizona and many others.

The 6-foot-5 five-stars embrace games that are physical and couple their size and strength with a high level of skill. Saturday, point guard Andrew looked like somebody had upset him as he relentlessly drove the lane and bullied his way to the free throw line with regularity.

Aaron can slide over and play the point if needed but is a scorer by nature. He likes to dribble into pull-up threes, prefers driving baseline when possible and, like his brother, seems to get to the charity stripe a lot.

Of course, none of this is new. The twins have long been considered among the class of 2013's elite players, and they only solidified that.

Juice All-Stars shooting guard Isaiah WhiteheadClick Quick hittersHere to view this Link. was a beast all day long. Defenders have to know that the 6-foot-4 2014 wing is going to put the ball on the floor and attack. Still, they don't often stop him. He spins and gathers, is taking better shots and is just enough of a threat as a jump shooter to keep defenders on their heels.

Given what they did this past season and how they play together on the grassroots circuit, Lone Peak is going to be nearly impossible to beat in their home state of Utah next year. They may be a legitimate top 10 national team.